May 28, 2013
Chinese Hackers Steal Australian Spy HQ Blueprints
An Australian broadcaster said Chinese hackers have stolen the blueprints of a new, state-of-the-art spy agency headquarters being built in Canberra.The Australian Broadcasting Corporation said the theft was traced to a computer server in China. It…
May 28, 2013
Envoy Says Russia Will Send Defense Missiles To Syria
A top Russian diplomat says Moscow will provide Syria advanced air missiles to deter any foreign intervention in the country.Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov told reporters Tuesday Moscow will send sophisticated S-300 anti-aircraft…
May 28, 2013
Mali Presidential Vote Set for July 28
Mali will hold a presidential election on July 28, as the West African country tries to recover from its ongoing political crisis.The poll would be the first since soldiers overthrew President Amadou Toure in March 2012, which allowed Islamist…
May 25, 2013
Assault on Qusair Intensifies Ahead of Hezbollah Speech
Syrian anti-government activists say Syrian troops have launched the heaviest barrage of gunfire yet in a week-long battle to re-take the strategic town of Qusair from rebel fighters. The pro-opposition Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said…
May 25, 2013
France begins first stage of Mali military withdrawal
France has begun the first major stage of its military withdrawal from Mali, four months after sending troops to push Islamist rebels out the north. A convoy of lorries left a French base outside the capital, Bamako, on its way south to Ivory……
May 25, 2013
11 Dead in Philippines Clash
Authorities in the southern Philippines say at least 11 people have been killed in a clash between government troops and a Muslim militant gang.Military spokesman Brigadier General Domingo Tutaan said seven Philippine marines and at least four…
May 25, 2013
17 Dead in Pakistan School Bus Accidental Blast
An explosion on a school bus in eastern Pakistan Saturday has killed 16 children and one teacher.A police officer in the city of Gujrat said the 17 victims burned to death when their bus caught fire in the blast. He said several other children were…
May 25, 2013
Arizona Sheriff Ruled to Unfairly Target Latinos
A U.S. federal judge has ruled that an Arizona sheriff known for his tough policies has been singling out Latinos in immigration patrols and traffic stops.U.S. District Judge Murray Snow ruled Friday in Phoenix that Maricopa County sheriff Joe…
May 22, 2013
Iran’s Ahmadinejad to contestbar on ally Mashaei
Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says he will contest the disqualification of his ally Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei from next month's presidential poll. Mr Mashaei and ex-president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani have been excluded by the Guardian Council,…
May 22, 2013
US tornado rescue effort nears end
Emergency crews' search in the ruins left by the gigantic tornado that killed two dozen people in Oklahoma on Monday is almost over, say officials. Fire chief Gary Bird said he was "98% sure" there were no more survivors or bodies to recover from…